Manhas, A., Raina R. and Wanganeo, A. Coluber mucosus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) Coryphodon blumenbachii Duméril & Bibron, 1854 (synonym) Leptophis trifrenatus Hallowell, 1861 (synonym) Natrix mucosa Laurenti, 1768 (synonym) Ptyas blumenbachii Fitzinger, 1843 (synonym) Conservation status and impact of trade on the Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa in Java, Indonesia. They are frequently found in urban areas where rodents thrive. Common RAT SNAKE A large snake, often found/seen sunning itself around paths in hong kong. First named by Linnaeus in 1758, this is a largish non-venomous quite commom snake in Hong Kong. Desription: Heavy bodied, Can grow to 150cm in length, or … Growing to nearly 2 m, they are large snakes and their colour varies from pale brown in dry regions to nearly black in moist forest areas. Ptyas mucosus, Theadora Pinou & Herndon Glenn Dowling (2000) Ptyas mucosus, Merel J. Cox et al. Ptyas is Ancient Greek for a kind of serpent said to spit venom into the eyes of men; dhumnades: "STEJNEGER (1907) speculates that CANTOR might have meant to indicate a snake that is like his Coluber dhumna (= Coluber mucosus), the name of which in Hindu is said to be “dhamin". (1998) Coluber mucosus, James Draper Lazell (1998) Ptyas mucosus, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997) Ptyas mucosus maximus, Paul E. Pieris Deraniyagala (1955) Ptyas mucosus, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943) Zaocys mucosus, Frank Wal (1921) Ptyas mucosus, Leonhard Hess … 2016.
Ptyas mucosus belongs to the Reptiles group. Eng., 1 (2): 1-6. Author(s): Auliya, Mark; Organization(s): TRAFFIC Southeast Asia ; Publication Year: 2010. Ptyas mucosa . Hum. Sci. Res. Int. IUCN Publication. Ptyas mucosus, commonly known as the oriental rat snake, Indian rat snake, or dhaman, is a common species of colubrid snake found in parts of South and Southeast Asia. නිර්විෂ සර්පයන් අතුරින් බොහෝ පිරිසක් හඳුනන සර්ප විශේෂය වන්නේ ගැරඬියායි. Natural history and threats of rat snake (Ptyas mucosus) with special reference to their protection. The Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa has been used in the international skin trade since the early 20th century. Eionet; Network of the Heads of Environment Protection Agencies (EPA network) Ptyas mucosus Common Rat Snake 滑鼠蛇 Family: Colubridae 科: 游蛇科 Chinese Name 水律, 山蛇 classified as ENDANGERED but . Ptyas mucosus — PINOU & DOWLING 2000 Ptyas mucosa — DAVID & DAS 2004 Ptyas mucosus — SHARMA 2004 Ptyas mucosus — ZHAO 2006. J. Adv. Networks.